2024 Sam Bateman Book Prize winner announced
The ANI is pleased to announce the 2024 winner of the Commodore Sam Bateman Book Prize is Tom Lewis for his book ‘The Sinking...
Australia should axe costly N-subs
By Henry Sokolski*
Earlier this month, the Australian government made its first payment of $500 million toward eventually obtaining US nuclear-powered submarines under the 2021...
Naval capacity and the Lepanto Trap
By Nicholas Mazzucchi*
Navies of free and open nations have focused too much on the high-end tactical capabilities for Day One of a conflict, and...
Report to US Congress on AUKUS and Indo-Pacific security
On 3 March the US Congressional research Service released an updated ‘In Focus’ report on AUKUS and Indo-Pacific Security. It stated:
In 2021, Australia, the...
HMNZS Canterbury deploys to the Sub-Antarctic
On 3 March it was announced that the Royal New Zealand Navy’s military sealift ship HMNZS Canterbury has deployed to the Sub-Antarctic for two...
Australia’s AUKUS Submarine Industry Strategy
On 5 March the Australian Submarine Agency updated Australia’s AUKUS Submarine Industry Strategy. In doing so it stated that:
Australia’s AUKUS Submarine Industry Strategy outlines...
The ANI at 50: Master Ned
The sixth article drawn from ‘Davy Jones’ Locker’ comes from the November 1976 edition of the Journal of the Australian Naval Institute. It is...
The Abyssinia Crisis – a Lesson for today
By John Perryman
The rise to power in Italy of the Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini saw the resumption of a foreign policy aimed at expanding...
China’s unwanted, uninvited naval vessels
By Euan Graham*
The Australian government’s underreaction to China’s ongoing naval circumnavigation of Australia is a bigger problem than any perceived overreaction in public commentary....
Japan orders fourth Taigei-class sub
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has commissioned the fourth of its Taigei-class diesel-electric attack submarines (SSK), which feature better detection and anti-detection capabilities...